SOURCE: check engine light/rough acceleration
Dear atomicboy488,
A lot of Rain=Possible Water in the Gas=Erratic Running!
This sounds like it may be as simple as cleaning the water or gunk out of the gas tank which is what I always do 1st because it's easy and inexpensive.
If your fuel is contaminated with gunk, grime, WATER and/or bottom junk like rust this will cause stalling AND ROUGH ACCELERATION!
Try spraying a can of starter fluid in the air intake and see if it runs! If it does, it's most likely bad fuel or clogged injectors so....
Fill the tank with High Test, Add some DRYGAS and a good fuel system cleaner or 2 or 3 and this should dissolve all the gunk and clean the injectors! Read & follow the cans' instruction carefully.
If this cures the problem never let your gas tank get below 1/4 and especially never run it to empty as this is when the gunk and/or water will enter the system!
Hope this helps!
Good Luck!
jackiaria
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SOURCE: Very rough idle on 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited Edition V8
If you haven't changed the plugs or had the fuel system cleaned, now would be a good time to do it. The number 1 culprit for rough idles is dirty injectors or plugs. You can try an injector cleaner in a can (or bottle) for under $10 and see if it helps, and then work from there. If there isn't any improvement then if you are able to, check the plugs for any gunky buildup and if you find a bad plug, make sure you replace them all (or have them replaced) at the same time.
SOURCE: 1991 Jeep Fuel Control Issue
Hey Mudkicker,
Who ever thought of putting an electric fuel pump inside a tank of gas........
Check your other gauges for accuracy. They do that when a ground is loose.
Check the wiring from the fuel tank along the longitudinal frame for frays and shorts. Plugs are secured.
Under the hood, passenger side, check the fuel pump relay. Switch it with one of the others to test it.
Bring the vehicle to an auto parts store. Ask them to break out he code reader. Check for diag codes
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Mike.
SOURCE: My 2001 Jeep Cherokee rough idle on hot start up
SOUND LIKE INTAKE MANIFOLD VACUUM LEAK OR VACUUM HOSES VACUUM LEAK.ALSO DIRTY FUEL INJECTORS WILL CAUSE THAT PROBLEM YOU DESCRIBE.
SOURCE: Why would my 2000 jeep cherokee throw a cylinder 3
Ther are a few thing that can cause this, first you may have a leaking injector that loads cylinder up and after its blown out its fine until it sits and you restart it depending on engine temp or you may have a bad sparkplug or wire, some of these come with coil overplug and in that case there are no wires just a coil boot on each coil for each cylinder, you will need to check to make sure the boots are good and last would be the coil, good luck,
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